diff --git a/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/sdnip/Router.java b/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/sdnip/Router.java
index 6b5f2f4..b442b09 100644
--- a/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/sdnip/Router.java
+++ b/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/sdnip/Router.java
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@
                 HashMultimap.<Ip4Address, RouteEntry>create());
 
         bgpUpdatesExecutor = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor(
-                new ThreadFactoryBuilder().setNameFormat("bgp-updates-%d").build());
+                new ThreadFactoryBuilder()
+                .setNameFormat("sdnip-bgp-updates-%d").build());
     }
 
     /**